June 30, 2014 Long Time
It took me the entire month of June to create this post!
Just after the Bull Run meet (August of 2012) I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Within a month I had my right kidney removed.
Two days before the surgery my mother passed away . It was a bad month to say the least. I miss her a lot.
Shirley Ann Beuch
April 30, 1924-Sept. 16, 2012
Two days before the surgery my mother passed away . It was a bad month to say the least. I miss her a lot.
April 30, 1924-Sept. 16, 2012
After that my general health and well being started to spiral down, like water going down a drain.
My thyroid levels dropped very low. My pottasium levels followed suit. My uric acid went off the scale.
Went to Devan Doans wedding in Green Bay, Wisconsin (Oct, 2012) and had my first gout flare up, due to high uric acid levels. Lucky me. Found out that the best remedy for gout pain was Advil.
I went to a nephrologist (kidney specialist) who informed me that advil (ibuprofin) was one of the worst things to which you could subject your remaining kidney. He was also concerned about my blood pressure and added another presciption to the one I was already taking. This caused acute edema in my legs and feet.
I have since stopped seeing him. My personal physician, Dr. Demetrius Maoury took me off this med and readjusted the dosage of the med I was already taking. The edema went away but I now suffer neuralgia (nerve pain) in my feet and lower legs from the neuropothy (nerve damage). Its like Rosanna Anna Danna used to say "If it isn't one thing then it is another)
Dr Maoury has corrected all my difficiancies with prescirption drugs which I offset and augment with numerous supplements. My weight is the last major problem I have to address. Last January in Dr. Demetrius" office I weighed in at 328lbs. This morning I weigh 305lbs but my waist has decreased to the point where I can now tie my shoes without blacking out.
On April 2, 2014 I was furloughed from my job after nine years at Parsons Brinckerhoff. I honestly believe that at 64 years old in this economic environment with the salary demand I would require, I am now unemployable, so after much discussion with Pat I decided to retire.
I now do what I want when I want (substitute Pat wants for I want and it is closer to reality). I go to the gym approximately 4 days a week before breakfast and have rached a level of 45 minutes of cardio before strength training. I decided to try some physical therapy on my shoulder(s), before my corporate health insurance runs its course in August of this year(one of the benefits of being furloughed). I have had ten sessions so far with eight to go. I can now slowly raise my hand over my head. I can reach the car door to close it while seated inside the car. I can pet the cat on the floor while seated in the kitchen chair. I can sleep for hours on my side without my arm and hand going to sleep to where the pain becomes too intense.
Here is how the lifting has gone since that first meet in Manassas.
I took off until the first week of January 2013.My old friend Hutch convincrd me to do USAPL Bench nationals (August 2013) because the 2014 IPF Worlds would be in England. He thought that a lot of the old gang could qualify if we all worked together to find a weight class for everyone.
Sid Zullinger, Pat and I took a trip to the fire house in Chinchilla PA to get a qualifying meet in for me. It turned out to be a banner day for me. I bench pressed a new american record.
405 lbs
I dead lifted another new american record.
555 lbs
Pat said it was the best meet she had ever attended.
So I qualifed for nationals.
Pat and I drove to Atlanta for nationals. I was using a walker and not lookuing or feeling very good.
I lifted raw and took gold in the SHW raw 60 to 64 division setting a new national meet record of 385.
Next stop was North Umberland England and the IPF Masters World Bench Press Championships. Having lifted raw at nationals I was fourth in line for the nomination to Masters Worlds. However the 1st reserve injured his back and the second reserve dropped two weight classes on his doctors orders so I was offered the second opening at SHW 60 to 69 at the end of January 2014. I had stopped training after Atlanta in order to address my health issues so I was not training at that tme and had not trained for six months. This gave me only eight weeks to train for the Worlds. I was feeling much better than I had in ATLANTA but could only manage 363. There were only 3 lifters in the division so I was locked in for a bronze medal with any lift I made. I went for silver with my last attempt (408lbs) but it was too heavy. I needed more training time to go that high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXncgkFLxdA Sorry I could not get this video to upload here so you have to click on the link to view.
John Shifflett held a none sanctioned bench meet in Manassas last May. I benched 365lbs. Just trying to keep my hand in until I can train seriously again.
The PT place turned me loose last Thursday so I am back to Gym training. My Cardio is at 20 minutes on the treadmill and 45 minutes on the eliptical. I do this Monday, Wednesday, and Friday before strength training. On Tues and Thursday I will be doing the exercises I learned in PT rehab. Perhaps I will do some cardio before hand as well. I have to pace myself or my total energy level will put me back in the easy chair again.
I have since stopped seeing him. My personal physician, Dr. Demetrius Maoury took me off this med and readjusted the dosage of the med I was already taking. The edema went away but I now suffer neuralgia (nerve pain) in my feet and lower legs from the neuropothy (nerve damage). Its like Rosanna Anna Danna used to say "If it isn't one thing then it is another)
Dr Maoury has corrected all my difficiancies with prescirption drugs which I offset and augment with numerous supplements. My weight is the last major problem I have to address. Last January in Dr. Demetrius" office I weighed in at 328lbs. This morning I weigh 305lbs but my waist has decreased to the point where I can now tie my shoes without blacking out.
On April 2, 2014 I was furloughed from my job after nine years at Parsons Brinckerhoff. I honestly believe that at 64 years old in this economic environment with the salary demand I would require, I am now unemployable, so after much discussion with Pat I decided to retire.
I now do what I want when I want (substitute Pat wants for I want and it is closer to reality). I go to the gym approximately 4 days a week before breakfast and have rached a level of 45 minutes of cardio before strength training. I decided to try some physical therapy on my shoulder(s), before my corporate health insurance runs its course in August of this year(one of the benefits of being furloughed). I have had ten sessions so far with eight to go. I can now slowly raise my hand over my head. I can reach the car door to close it while seated inside the car. I can pet the cat on the floor while seated in the kitchen chair. I can sleep for hours on my side without my arm and hand going to sleep to where the pain becomes too intense.
Here is how the lifting has gone since that first meet in Manassas.
I took off until the first week of January 2013.My old friend Hutch convincrd me to do USAPL Bench nationals (August 2013) because the 2014 IPF Worlds would be in England. He thought that a lot of the old gang could qualify if we all worked together to find a weight class for everyone.
Sid Zullinger, Pat and I took a trip to the fire house in Chinchilla PA to get a qualifying meet in for me. It turned out to be a banner day for me. I bench pressed a new american record.
405 lbs
555 lbs
Pat said it was the best meet she had ever attended.
So I qualifed for nationals.
Pat and I drove to Atlanta for nationals. I was using a walker and not lookuing or feeling very good.
I lifted raw and took gold in the SHW raw 60 to 64 division setting a new national meet record of 385.
Next stop was North Umberland England and the IPF Masters World Bench Press Championships. Having lifted raw at nationals I was fourth in line for the nomination to Masters Worlds. However the 1st reserve injured his back and the second reserve dropped two weight classes on his doctors orders so I was offered the second opening at SHW 60 to 69 at the end of January 2014. I had stopped training after Atlanta in order to address my health issues so I was not training at that tme and had not trained for six months. This gave me only eight weeks to train for the Worlds. I was feeling much better than I had in ATLANTA but could only manage 363. There were only 3 lifters in the division so I was locked in for a bronze medal with any lift I made. I went for silver with my last attempt (408lbs) but it was too heavy. I needed more training time to go that high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXncgkFLxdA Sorry I could not get this video to upload here so you have to click on the link to view.
John Shifflett held a none sanctioned bench meet in Manassas last May. I benched 365lbs. Just trying to keep my hand in until I can train seriously again.
The PT place turned me loose last Thursday so I am back to Gym training. My Cardio is at 20 minutes on the treadmill and 45 minutes on the eliptical. I do this Monday, Wednesday, and Friday before strength training. On Tues and Thursday I will be doing the exercises I learned in PT rehab. Perhaps I will do some cardio before hand as well. I have to pace myself or my total energy level will put me back in the easy chair again.
